Photos Use Call of Duty Videogames To Capture The Ravages of Modern War

This is pretty cool, and kinda’ funny. I’m not surprised it’s a Frenchman who is extending a virtual world to paint a “real” picture of war. That is, since historically the French haven’t exactly been in the center of modern combat.

Many of the “photos” are actually quite powerful. It’s a testament to the game creators and artists, who have managed to make what is arguably the most realistic and compelling 1st person war game in the history of video games.

(I)… took pictures of them from a close point of view, and then further away. I busted these synthetic faces looking for a light. A trouble remains present. All the elements of the reality of war are here…